Banning So-called “Conversion Therapy” in CT

Overview

Update, May 2017:

Victory! After passing the House, HB 6695 An Act Concerning the Protection of Youth from Conversion Therapy passed the Senate in a unanimous bipartisan vote, and was quickly signed into law that day by the Governor on May 10, 2017. Read more.

Update, March 24, 2017:

The conversion therapy ban bill, An Act Concerning the Protection of Youth from Conversion Therapy (House Bill 6695), has passed through the Public Health Committee.

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GLAD is a member of the CT Equality coalition and is working hard this session to pass a bill that would make it impermissible for licensed health professionals working with minors to engage in so-called conversion therapy.

The term conversion therapy refers to a range of dangerous and discredited practices that seek to change a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity.

Contact your legislators and ask them to protect LGBTQ youth in Connecticut from the harmful practice of conversion therapy.